PHP and Addiction Resources
The MSDC Physician Health Program is a private, confidential, non-disciplinary program that works to advocate for the health and well-being of all physicians in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area and to safeguard the public.
The Program
is HIPAA compliant and protects the confidentiality of participant records as set forth under DC and Federal law. The program is administered by the Medical Society of DC and is separate from the DC Board of Medicine.
Learn more about this program at our Healthy Physician Foundation page
Support Your Colleagues
Do you want to help support your fellow physicians going through their own struggles? The Healthy Physician Foundation supports the PHP and our efforts to supports physicians in need. Your generous gift allows MSDC to continue this important program and extend our reach to all physicians.
AMA: Three Ways Doctors Can Find Courage to Tell Their Burnout Stories
In an article for the American Medical Association, Senior News Writer Sara Berg, MS, shared some tips from an interview with Jillian Horton, MD. Dr. Horton was the keynote for the American Conference on Physician Health 2021. She is also the bestselling author of We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine, and Healing.
The article lays out three tips from Dr. Horton on how physicians can prevent further burnout by telling their stories. Read the entire article here. The three basic steps from Dr. Horton include:
- Decide what you want to accomplish
- Brace yourself first
- Be willing to rewrite the ending
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